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Been installing mine today. Waiting on roof antenna so I can get the DAB and GPS wires in. My roof microphone goes to the Bluetooth unit under the driver’s seat. Anyone know the part number for the cable from the roof mic to the radio loom?

I haven't pulled a part yet that's not got the part number on it on a sticker or moulded into the plastic. Have you pulled the lamp holder and had a look? Is it this? https://www.skoda-parts.com/spare-part/n10130001-light-bulb-hb4-eu-22884.html

Just to confirm... If anyone else gets the adapter of finest Chinesium (like this one I have: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B078SRXGT2). I've bought the same one and can confirm that the radio side of the adapter you do indeed need to move the pink and brown wires across form their original position to where I have pointed with the screwdriver. They also need to be swapped around as the polarity is incorrect in the shipped product. original wiring as it arrives, screwdriver to where the wires need to shift to wiring complete, can be done with a small jewellers screwdriver, white plastic block pops out and can be readily re-pined.

Just done this myself. Made a tool from an old busted screwdriver (Heated the top with a gas torch and vent it over) and hooked the vents out to fix a displaced vane. Popped the front grill off rebuilt it and popped it all back in.

Apparently the cam or timing belt is good for 120k or so. There’s a few threads on it (check threads for figures). Short version is that the belts are only recommended to be changed every few years in the UK whilst the rest of the world is the other side of ten years of average driving. If you want to ensure it is in good condition you can always pull the cover to have a look at it and photograph and inspect the belt. Ours is a five speed too (Greenline), the six speed Seems to be a FL thing. I get 62mpg combined now and just drive gently, the rpm seems just fine.

Well I was caught in the catch22 that I could likely replace the screen but as soon as I did anything to the unit was unable to send it back and at a cost of probably £50-100 for a screen and the work to fix it and then code the radio I may as well send it back and start again. it does appear that the non nav and nav units share the same screen across the VW/Škoda/etc range but parts really somewhat rare on eBay. Once I have my refund I can pickup a new unit.

Can’t see any means to calibrate the screen and can’t get into engineering mode without connecting VagCom to the test wiring harness (if that’s how it is done). Anyone know a good repair guy for radios? Suspect the digitiser/tft needs changing. I could do it I guess if I could source the piece and there was a guid somewhere for the disassembly of the radio. Currently exploring the suggestion the courier has dropped the box and hurt it!

Tried whilst holding the case on either side with one of both bands, no great improvement sadly. I wonder if there is crap in the bezel/tft area that's causing issues. I may well look to see how the screen surround comes off so I can get in there and clean it all. Had a quick dig around to see what version and installs are in there.

Lemme go out and give that a go in a moment, does that help with issues?

Apologies for the poor video, one handed in the workshop in my free 5 minutes before dinner. Just bought this and powered it up to test it on a 12v loom adapter before install and found that the touchscreen is very tetchy and as far as I can tell half the screen isn’t responding to touch correctly if at all. Have contacted the seller as it is clearly an issue. Anyone had this themselves or know if it is even repairable? Sorry for poor vid I was rushing to test it after getting back from work before sorting out the rest of my family chores!

Not a fan of our local place sadly. If I can find the part number I can then source somewhere sensible.

Anyone know a source for the exact same part for a 5 speed? (without using TipEx to cover up the 6th gear?)

I have the factory Bolero. The dials poke through the faceplate, it's the newer style fit. Mine looks like the bottom one, not the top.

Bugger. Forgot faceplate? Anyone know the part for the Superb?

Thank you. I will do that.

So just curious I am taking out the stock Bolero in our Superb 3T and put in the new STD (E) Do I need to source a 40-52 pin quad lock adapter too? looks like my parts list (to buy) includes: -quad lock adapter -dab antenna shark update -gps antenna - dab wire to radio/fin -usb hub and relevant wires - custom 3D print some blank sockets for the usb sockets for the gear shift cover switch area. anyone done the aerial upgrade who can offer advice?

Cheers sourced one. What are you guys doing for the DAB antenna? Have you changed to roof fin or plumped for the stick on window aerial?

I sourced a Skoda Yeti radio from a 2014 model, part number 5L0035680E. Hoping I can grab the matching gateway as well. Where did you get the Aux bits and adapter cable etc for yours? I have the Bolero unit which is coming out to be replaced by the new one. Just wanted to make sure I collected the right bits now as well as hooking up an DAB antenna somewhere. Need to find an auto tech to sort the radio before I plug it in though!

Posts on the VW retrofits of the same sort of upgrade mention removing the old Bluetooth module from the gateway list and physically disconnecting it. https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php%3f7236914-MIB-2-Retrofit&p=109167033&viewfull=1&amp=1 there’s also a discussion about the microphone. from the Rosstech wiki https://forums.ross-tech.com/index.php?threads/3621/page-3 I did a Discover Media MIB2 retrofit on a 2010 Passat B6 which had RNS510 with voice control and the mic still didn't work. The problem was from the quadlock adapter - the pins were inserted in the wrong place. On the car side of the quadlock adapter the pins for the microphone were inserted in positions 6 and 12 instead of 1 and 7 and on the MIB2 side of the adapter the positions were correct but the + and - were reversed. I moved the pins on both sides of the quadlock adapter and now the mic works.

Does the new radio use the factory microphone installed in the roof liner or do you have to put a new one in?

Kenwood made a Skoda specific set of units, they work with the maxi dot and have an interface box apparently that comes with them. Believe it is the DNX line. It looks decent and pretty OEM. https://kenwood-electronics.co.uk/car/oem/skoda/DNX525DAB/ The MIB STD is the way to go for something that looks the part. You just need to find one that’s priced reasonably and get the CP set and coding done. It’s a bit like the A-Team though you need to find someone who can offer advice or do the head unit programming for you.

Been doing lots of research myself to weigh it all up and figure out the correct part numbers. Then it's a case of speaking to my local dealer or a reliable garage to see if they will do the component protection bit for me for something reasonable.

Which model Whispbar fits the Estate rails? is it the S55?

Ah so it is just the wires compressing on the rear? I am weighing up the PQ style upgrade against the JVC alternative at the moment. The cost is about the same.

There is a small hole in the end. Looks like the “nipple” end has been rubbed a lot. insert bad jokes here.